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Report: The Status of Human Rights in Tennessee

The Commission released the Status of Human Rights in Tennessee in November 2014.

The Tennessee Human Rights Commission held Hearings in Spring 2014 in communities across the state. Leaders from community organizations, government, advocacy groups and researchers brought testimony related to their own areas of expertise. The final report includes information from those bringing testimony in addition to statistics, trends and information from the Commission's own work, safeguarding individuals from discrimination through enforcement and education. For a copy of the report, please contact us at 1-800-251-3589 and we will be happy to send you a copy of the report.

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If you know a great high school student who is a leader in race relations in Memphis or Middle TN, please support them to apply for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. The focus of the prize is to promote harmony, understanding, and respect among people of differing races by identifying and recognizing high school age students whose efforts have had a significant, positive effect on race relations in their schools or communities. The Princeton Prize in Race Relations program is sponsored by Princeton University through local alumni associations in Nashville and Memphis.

Check out http://www.princeton.edu/pprize/ for nomination forms and more details. Applications, including a statement from the candidate and a supporter, are due January 31, 2015.

Commissioner Patricia Pierce at the 100 Commemorative Suffrage March
in Washington.